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Aşkale

Coordinates: 39°55′16″N 40°41′41″E / 39.92111°N 40.69472°E / 39.92111; 40.69472
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Aşkale
District and municipality
Map showing Aşkale District in Erzurum Province
Map showing Aşkale District in Erzurum Province
Aşkale is located in Turkey
Aşkale
Aşkale
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°55′16″N 40°41′41″E / 39.92111°N 40.69472°E / 39.92111; 40.69472
CountryTurkey
ProvinceErzurum
Government
 • MayorŞenor Polat (AKP)
Area
1,507 km2 (582 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
21,494
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
25500
Area code0442
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.askale.bel.tr

Aşkale is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 1,507 km2,[3] and its population is 21,494 (2022).[1] The mayor is Şenor Polat (AKP).

The majority of the district is populated by Turks (83%) and a minority by Kurds, Karapapakhs and Meskhetian Turks.[4]

Kandilli Ski Resort, which hosts cross-country skiing and biathlon competitions at some international winter sports events, is situated in Aşkale.

Demographics

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Ethnic groups in Aşkale District (2022 census)
Ethnic group Percentage
Turks
 
 83%
Kurds
 
 10%
Karapapakhs
 
 4%
Meskhetian Turks
 
 3%

Ethnic groups

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Total population (2022 census): 21,494

By ethnic settlements (2022 census):[4]

The town of Aşkale is predominantly Turkish, with a small minority of Kurds.[4]

Labour camps for non-Muslims

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In 1942, the Varlık Vergisi (Turkish: [vɑɾˈɫɯk ˈvæɾɟisi], "wealth tax" or "capital tax") was imposed on the minority non-Muslim citizens of Turkey (mainly Jews, Greeks, Armenians, and Levantines.[5] Those unable to pay had to work off their debt in labor camps in Aşkale. Five thousand were sent to the Aşkale labor camp.[6] The law was repealed on 15 March 1944,[7] and minority citizens who were at the labour camps were sent back to their homes.[8]

Composition

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There are 75 neighbourhoods in Aşkale District:[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Nişanyan, S. "Nişanyan Yeradları - Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri". Nişanyan Yeradları (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  5. ^ Nowill, Sidney E. P. (December 2011). Constantinople and Istanbul: 72 Years of Life in Turkey. Matador. p. 77. ISBN 978-1848767911.: "Those mainly afflicted were the Greeks, Jews, Armenians, and, to some extent, foreign-passport Levantine families."
  6. ^ Ince, Basak (April 2012). Citizenship and Identity in Turkey: From Atatürk's Republic to the Present Day. I. B. Tauris. p. 75. ISBN 978-1780760261."Out of 40,000 tax debtors, about 5,000 were sent to these camps, and all of these were members of non-Muslim communities."
  7. ^ Ince, Basak (April 2012). Citizenship and Identity in Turkey: From Atatürk's Republic to the Present Day. I. B. Tauris. p. 76. ISBN 978-1780760261."The Wealth Tax was withdrawn in March 1944, under the pressure of criticism from Britain and the United States"
  8. ^ Ince, Basak (April 2012). Citizenship and Identity in Turkey: From Atatürk's Republic to the Present Day. I. B. Tauris. p. 76. ISBN 978-1780760261."Minority citizens still in the camps were sent back to their homes."
  9. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.


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